
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 74 | 87 | 74 | 49 | 47 | 40 | 42 | 71 | 135 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.56m | 1:29AM0.95m | 3:09PM1.60m | 3:21AM0.92m | 4:25PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.63m | 7:38AM0.35m | 10:14PM0.55m | 9:05AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
18 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 100 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | — | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
27 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | 2 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — |
— | 21 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 74 | 87 | 74 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 42 | 71 | 135 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 159 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 212 | 414 | 639 | 149 | 94 | 94 | 25 | 198 | 15 | 144 | 131 | 0 | 45 |
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